Watering-trough.



W. V. SHAW.

WATERING THOUGH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5, 191?.

l 2240,?85 Patentad Sept. 18, 191.?.

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WITNEssEs ATTORNEY W. V. SHAW,

WATERING THOUGH.

APPLICATION man JUNE 15. 1917.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES ATToRN EY W. V. SHAW.

WATERING TRDUGH. APPLLcAnoN HLEnJuNE 15. x91?.

qcf, Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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- i a BY @wig @fm INVENTOR WITNESSES l WILLIAM v. straw, or nrvnrasrnn, Iowa.

4`Spzecricatioi1 of Letters Nleatent.

.,WATEIRilNGr-TROUGH.

,Applcation ledlJ'une 15, 1917. Serial No. 1"75,01f5.

`To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, `WILLIAM V. SHAW, ya citizen of the United States,residing j, at Riverside, in the county' of ,Washington and lState of Iowa, have invented new and` use- `ful Improvements in iVatering-Troughs, of which the :following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in automatic watering troughs. V

l An object of the invention is to produce an improved device of thischaracter wherein water willbe automatically .fed to a suitable pan or receptacle and wherein the water in the said receptacle is protected from the free entrance of dirt ori'other foreign `matter, `but which at` the same timeprovides free access forthe snouts of hogs or other animals drinkingiirom the device.`

A further objectof the invention is to produce ahogwaterer in which water willbe .automatically delivered into a1 water pan or receptacle in a, heated condition, the panbeing protected by a dome-like top provided `with 'drink openingsdirectly above the level ofthe water, kand means being providedbetween the `water receptacle and the top i whereby the heat ,units employed for heat ing thewater when beingldeliveredto the .pan or receptacle maybe caused to `circu- 'latel through the top and out "of said drink openings.

lWith the above and other objects in view .the improvement resides in the construction,

'combination and arrangement of parts set falling within the i'orth in the 'following `speciiication and scope of. the appended claims.

In4 the. drawings Figurel isa perspective, viewof the improvement,

iFig. 2lis a Jsubstantially vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same,

Fig. 3 is aihorizontalsectional view approximately on the lineB- o'AFig. ,2, A

.Fig 4 isa sectional viewnpproximately on the lineA-A:` ofFig. 2,

;Fig.5is ahorizontal sectional view approximately on theline` 5+,5 .of Fig,2,

\ =,Fig. .is'a lperspective viewgof thefdome- `shaped. top removed, f

hoods orV vestibulesfdesi'gned tojbe arranged in theornki opeuirlggs, in. the; topa and.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the water receptacle or pan.

The improvement ispreferably constructed of metal but the parts thereof are aS- sembled by rivets, nuts or bolts so that no Asolderiswemployed in the construction.

As the device is primarily adapted as a watering trough for hogs a portion of the body or casing thereoiI may be partially buried in the ground and the drink openings maybe so arranged if desired as to communicate with the several pens in which" the liogsare retained.

The improvement contemplates the employment of an outer shell or" casing A10 which-is preferably in the nature of atubular member, thesame having one of its sidesn provided with an opening 11, and to the oppositesides oi the said openings are arranged Vcleats 12 lforming ways `for a suitable door 13. vThe numerals lt designate brackets secured to the casing between the cleats l2, at the lower ends of the said cleats, the door 13 contacting withthe said brackets being limited in its 1downward movement to retain the saine in proper closing position. `When `thedevice ispartially buriedinthe ground, an excavation is arranged adjacent to the side of the casing provided witlrthe doorlB, so that free access lcan. be obtained to the said `door and to the interior` of the casing.

Secured in the casing `10, as at 15, is a iiangeformed uponl` the upper` edge ofthe "iiared portion 16 of a substantiallyirustd conical jacket member` 17 YThis jacket has itslower endtreduced and formed with an outturned flange 1S, the said iiange being notched.' at intervals, as indicated by the numerals19 1so as to provide a passagefor :the oii'set members or` fingers Q0 formed upon a ring member 21 secured to an oil res* ervoir` 22, the said reservoir being provided with the usual burner 28' within which is arranged the usual wick, and the numeral 24 ldesignates the arm or shaft connected jwith the spur wheel which regulates the wick ,When the iingers are passed through thefnotches 19 in the `flange 19, the oil reservoir is revolved so that the said flanges will Y be' disposed away from the said notches and j whereby thelamp is removably connected ,With-the jacketl?? The jacket 17 ai the i side thereof opposite the opening 11 in the of the flame of the lamp.

l Receivedin the jacket 17 are the coils 26 ofa pipe member 27 which is provided with a valve 28 and which leads to a suitable source of water supply. The coils are eX- tended beyond the reduced or frusto-conical portion of the jacket 17 and arranged over the outwardly flared portion 16 of the said jacket, as clearly illustrated by lthe drawings.

The water pan is indicated by the numeral 27 and comprisesV a dished member preferably in the nature of a yhollow coneshaped element that has its outer edge resting upon the upper edge of the casing 10 and provided with a continuous downturned flange 28 that surrounds the vsaid upper edge of the casing 10. Within the watery pan 27 is arranged a pipe member 29 disposed in a line with one of the inclined sides of the said pan and supported preferably by brackets 30 that are secured to the pan. One of the ends of the pipe 29 has secured thereto an elbow 31 to which is attached a short pipe 32 threaded to receive a coupler member 33 that is secured to the threaded outer end of the coil 26, suitable `means being arranged around the short pipe 32 to the opposite sides of the opening in the pan through which the said short pipe passes, to provide a water tight joint. The end ofthe pipe 39 opposite that provided with the elbow 31 has its bore inwardly flared forming the same with a valve seat which is engaged by a needle valve 34 that is operated by an angular centrally pivoted lever 35 connected with a float 36. The valve `is so regulated with respect to the angularl connection with the float 36 `as to `permit of water flowing through the coil 26 to determine level in the pan 27, the said level, as indicated by the drawings, being nearer the top of the said pan. The pan is provided with one or more vents 37, whereby the heat units traveling through 4the jacket 17 and contacting with the outer conveX face of the pan 27 may find an outlet.

The top of the device is indicated by the numeral 38, and comprises a dome or hollow frusto-conical member, the outer edge of which being flanged, as at 39, and the said flange is provided with' notches 40. The flange 39 is adapted to surround the flange 38 of thepan 27 and the numerals 41 designate threaded securing elements passing through openings in the upper portion of they casing 10, openings or notches 42 in the flange 28 of the pan 27 and-through the referred tonotches 40 in the flange 39 of the dome-shaped top 38, while the numerals 43' designate nuts which engage with the bolt members 42 and whereby the top 38 and the pan are removably connected with the casing 10. l

, The top 38 is provided, at suitable intervals with spaced drink openings 44, the same being preferably of a rectangular formation' and the lower walls of the same terminate in a line with the juncture of the angular walls of the top with the flange 39 thereof. These openings" are adaptedto receive hood or vestibule members which are broadly indicated by the numerals 45 and which include each sides 46, a top 47, a rear portion or back 48, and an outerflanged portion 49 connected withthe edgesof the sides ofthetop. The flange 49 may be 'secured in any desired manner' if desired, to the top 38. By reference to the drawings it sides 36 are disposed at a downward angle from the flange 49 so'that the same are arranged a` suitable distance below the lower wall of the back 48, and consequently' the ranged below the level of the water in the pan 37 while the ylower edge of the backs 48 is disposed a slight .but suitable distance above the .level Vof said water. This arwill be noted that the lower edges of the.-

sides ofthe vestibule members 45 are ary I rangement permits of restricted passages f which for distinction are indicated bythe characters 50 in Fig. 2 of the drawings, between the rear portions of the vestibules and the level of the water, indicated by the character'l in the said Fig. 2 of the drawy ings so that theheat units from the lamp passing through the vent 37 will have restricted outlets through the said passages 50.

By a construction and' arrangement as above described it :willbe noted thatthey`` water delivered through the coil 26 into Vthe pan A27 is first heated by the flame ofthe lamp contacting ywith the lower portionl of the coil and the heatunits from ythe said lamp beingA directedthrough ther'substantially frusto-conical lower portion of the jacket 17. The heat units also contact'with the lower wall of the pan 27, and passing through the vent 37 and directed by the flared or angular walls of the topmember 38 to the lupper surface of the water, sothat the water in the pan is thus heated bythe same source in threedistinct and separate manners and as a consequence it will be apparentthat a comparatively small flame only from the lamp will be required to retain the water in the pan at the proper temperature regardless of the intensity of cold. It will be further noted thatfthe vestibules 45 prebule While the cone-shaped top member 38 provides a shed for snow, sleet, etc., and also serves as a means for directing the heat units let therein through the vent 37 first in the direction of the Water pan and then through the restricted outlets 50.

It is, of course, to be understood that the lamp is employed only in the Winter time or during cold period of the year, While the Water passing through the ooil into the pan during Warm periods is delivered thereto in a non-heated condition.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: i

l. In a hog Watering device, .a casing, a conical pan having a fianged edge engaging the top of the casing, a dome-shaped top having a depending flange surrounding the flange of the pan, both of said flanges being notched, elements secured to the casing and contacting with the liange of the dome for securing the dome and pan on the casing, said top having drink openings, a vestibule in each of said openings, means for deliven ing water to the pan, and means for regulating the delivery of the water to the pan.

2. In a stock Watering device, a casing Copies of this patent may be obtained for having an opening and a slidable door clos ing the opening, a jacket in the casing including a lower frusto-c-onical member having an upper flared portion which is secured to the casing, the frusto-conical portion having its lower edge provided With a notched flange, a lamp member having offset fingers designed to be passed through the notches in the flange and to rest on the iiange, said jacket having an opening, a transparent plate closing` the opening, a valved tube connected With the source of Water supply and provided with a coil received in the frustoconical and flared portions of the jacket, a substantially cone-shaped pan removably connected with the top of the casing and communicating with the coil, a valve for regulating the entrance of Water through the coil into the pan, fioat means associated with said valve, a frusto-conical top surrounding the pan, said top having drink openings, a vestibule in each of said openings including spaced sides, a connecting top and a rear wall, and the pan having a vent opening communicating With the top.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturei4 WILLIAM V. SHAW.

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